Daily Current Affairs 25 July 2026

Union Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the first phase of 'Shabdalok (The Museum of Word)', which is India's first immersive language museum.

Developed by the National Library under the Ministry of Culture, the museum is located at the National Library campus in Kolkata and was built at a cost of ₹41 crore.

India hosted the 3rd BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in New Delhi under its BRICS Chairship. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister of State Nityanand Rai.

The meeting concluded with the adoption of the 'BRICS Joint Statement on DRR'. The statement reaffirms the commitment of BRICS nations to accelerate the 'BRICS DRR Work Plan (2025-2028)'.

The Union Cabinet has approved the 'Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan' (BHAVYA - Rasayan Scheme) to establish 3 dedicated Chemical Parks in India. The scheme has a total outlay of ₹3,030 crore (₹3,000 crore for infrastructure and ₹30 crore for administrative expenses) and will be implemented over 5 years from FY27 to FY31.

Under the scheme, the central government will provide a grant of up to ₹1,000 crore per park, while the respective state government must contribute a minimum of ₹500 crore.

President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated 'Saushrutam 2026', an international seminar on Ayurvedic surgery, at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in New Delhi. The seminar was held to commemorate Sushruta Jayanti, celebrated in honour of Sushruta, known as the 'Father of Surgery'.

During the event, the President released a study by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) regarding the professional careers of women Ayurveda graduates.

The NITI Aayog has launched the "Roadmap for Building India as a Leading Bioeconomy Powerhouse by 2035" at the National Media Centre in New Delhi.

The roadmap aims to scale the bioeconomy of India to $691 billion by 2035 and $2.6 trillion by 2047. To achieve these objectives, it recommends the creation of six National BioMissions: GeneIndia, AgriBio 2.0, BioX Foundry, One Health Grid, Marine Biotechnology, and BioPharmaNext.

It also proposes the establishment of a ₹50,000 crore "BioEconomy Growth Fund" for the 2026-2035 period, to be allocated from the existing ₹1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) framework. The roadmap was inaugurated by Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh and was developed by the NITI Frontier Tech Hub (NITI-FTH) in consultation with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).

The Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) of the ISRO has signed an Implementing Agreement (IA) with the Thiruvananthapuram-based Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) for collaboration in space medicine and Bioastronautics research and training.

Under this partnership, both institutions have launched India's first indigenous 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship programme in Bioastronautics.

The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) has collaborated with the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali to make the indigenous 1.2 µm Process Design Kit (PDK) available through eChipHub.

It is to be noted that SCL is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The eChipHub platform is managed by NIELIT under a MeitY-funded project titled 'Development of EdTech Platform in Semiconductor Space to Democratize Chip Design and Development Ecosystem for Masses'.

The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) has signed an MoU with the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) to promote innovation, intellectual property (IP) management, technology transfer, and the commercialization of research outcomes in the Indian System of Medicine.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the quarterly update of the Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring & Analytics for Nation-building (PAIMANA) performance dashboard. It now includes 44 new indicators, bringing the total to 165.

In the Civil Aviation sector, 98,920 tonnes of cargo were transported in April 2026, marking a 115% year-on-year increase. The number of aerodromes has increased from 81 in 2014 to 165 at present.

Regarding the Road, Transport and Highways sector, 9,360 kms of National Highways (NHs) were constructed during FY26. Electronic toll collection transactions reached ₹88 crore, a 39.7% year-on-year growth up to May 2026.

In the Power sector, storage requirements are projected to increase more than 10-fold, rising from 87 Gigawatt-hour (GWh) in 2027–28 to 888 GWh by 2035–36.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) presented data in the Lok Sabha regarding the establishment of manufacturing units under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile and auto component industry.

As of March 2026, Maharashtra leads the country with 66 manufacturing units, followed by Tamil Nadu with 38 units, while Haryana and Karnataka account for 35 units each.

DRDO has successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of the 'Kusha' Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The test involved the successful interception of an electronic target simulating a high-speed and high-altitude aerial threat.

Additionally, DRDO has developed the first indigenous Expendable Turbo Jet Engine of 350 kg thrust class. The engine was designed by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) and manufactured in collaboration with the Hyderabad-based Azad Engineering.

The United States Air Force (USAF) YFQ-44A Fury drone has successfully executed its first live firing of an Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at a digital target.

The test was conducted at the Edwards Air Force Base in California, USA. This marks the first live missile launch performed by a US Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has directed the code repository platform GitHub to remove and disable access to the source code of 'BitChat', a peer-to-peer messaging platform that functions without an internet connection by utilizing Bluetooth mesh technology.

pi-labs, an Indian AI and deepfake detection company, has partnered with Google Cloud to deliver secure, scalable, and mission-ready AI solutions in India.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has launched the 'Bharat Taxi' service at the Navi Mumbai International Airport.

The service operates on an equitable cooperative mobility model that recognizes service providers as owners, members of the cooperative institution, and partners in its progress.

Sikkim CM and Finance Minister Prem Singh Tamang has presented the Annual Budget for the FY27 in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly at Gangtok. The budget has a total financial outlay of ₹19,215 crore.

Dr K Srikar Reddy has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to the State of Qatar. He succeeds Vipul, who has been reassigned as India's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Infosys has appointed Ashiss Kumar Dash as the CEO designate. He will assume the role of CEO for a 5-year tenure starting from April 1, 2027, following the conclusion of the second term of the current CEO, Parekh.

Rahul Himalian has been appointed as the additional Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC). He succeeds Sanjay Kumar Jain.

Gujarat has been honoured with the 'Agriculture Leadership Award 2026' for its performance in the horticulture sector.

The award was presented by Union Minister Rajnath Singh at the 17th Agriculture Leadership Conclave-2026 held in New Delhi.

Iya Krish, an 8-year-old mountaineer from Kerala, has become the youngest person from Asia to scale Mount Toubkal (4,167 m), the highest peak in North Africa located in the Atlas Mountains.

She completed the 42 km trek during a 3-day expedition organized by Greenway Adventures Travel & Tourism LLC.